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Prime Minister Timothy Harris said: “The security forces have advised that the public should be foremost concerned about their safety and wellbeing and therefore should refrain from being on the streets after 6pm.

“Only essential workers are expected to be outdoors and on the streets.

“Moreover, we seriously advise, for their own safety and security, that our citizens and residents remain indoors and continue to listen to all official advisories on the hurricane.

“The official government agencies will indicate when it is safe to venture outdoors after the passage of the hurricane.”

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Haiti from the northern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St Nicholas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Southeastern Bahamas and Cuba from Matanzas province eastward to Guantanamo province.